Run-scoring singles by Craig Kusick and Bob Randall in the ninth inning gave the Twins a 3-2 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before Darrell Jackson, a rookie lefthander from Orlando (Southern), fired a three-hitter in the second game and shut out the A's, 1-0, to complete the sweep. The A's tied the opener at 1-1 with a pinch-homer by Dave Revering in the eighth inning. The Twins' opened the ninth with a single by Mike Cubbage and a sacrifice by Jose Morales. After an intentional pass to Butch Wynegar, Kusick and Randall hit their singles to put the Twins ahead, 3-1. The A's then fell short in their half of the ninth with one run on a triple by Mitchell Page and an infield out by Taylor Duncan.

In the nightcap, the Twins decided Jackson's duel with Rick Langford when Glenn Adams singled in the fifth inning and scored from first base on a single by Rob Wilfong and error by Joe Wallis, who bobbled the ball in center field on Wilfong's hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Wallis cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .330
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Burke lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Carew 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .348        Adams ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Ford cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Guerrero ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .289
Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .326      Page dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .284
  Wilfong pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .235      Duncan 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
  Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Newman 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Morales dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .336        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Wynegar c             3   2   0   0     1   0   .268      Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Powell rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Kusick ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .221      Edwards 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Rivera pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Revering ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Randall 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .274        Murphy lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   6   3     6   2             Totals               33   2  10   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 7
DP: Twins 1, A's 2
Errors: Wolfe
Triples: Page (2)
Home Runs: Revering (9)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (20)
Caught Stealing: Duncan (1), Guerrero (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (9), Morales (3), Burke (5)
GIDP: Ford (6), Norwood (8), Burke (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(8-6)             8     9   2   2   2   3   1  31   3.27
Marshall SV(11)         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.60
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   4   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(3-4)            8     4   2   2   5   2   0  32   2.99
Lacey                   0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.05
Heaverlo                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.88
Totals                  9     6   3   3   6   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: Zahn (3)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Smalley flied
to left in foul territory; Carew walked; Ford flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled to left; Burke out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Wallis to second]; Guerrero singled to
right [Wallis out at home (right to catcher)]; Page flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan singled to left; Newman lined to third;
Duncan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Essian
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Randall
grounded out (second to first); Norwood popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas was called out on strikes; Edwards grounded
out (third to first); Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); Ford walked; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Burke grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
singled to center; Page walked [Guerrero to second]; Zahn threw
a wild pitch [Guerrero to third, Page to second]; Duncan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman walked; Essian popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Morales walked; Wynegar forced Morales (pitcher to
shortstop); Powell walked [Wynegar to second]; Randall popped to
first in foul territory; Norwood singled to right [Wynegar
scored, Powell to third]; Norwood stole second; Smalley popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas flied out to right; Edwards singled to
right; Wallis singled to left [Edwards to second]; Burke
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wallis
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to center; Ford grounded out (third
to first); Cubbage singled to right; Morales flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero singled to left; Guerrero was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first
to shortstop); Page was called out on strikes; Duncan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics
0.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Powell popped to catcher
in foul territory; Randall grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman lined to center; Essian made an out to
second; Armas lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood singled to left; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Carew was walked
intentionally; Ford grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: REVERING BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Revering homered;
Wallis struck out; ADAMS BATTED FOR BURKE; Adams flied out to
center; Guerrero flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MURPHY REPLACED
REVERING (PLAYING LF); Cubbage singled to right; LACEY REPLACED
RENKO (PITCHING); WILFONG RAN FOR CUBBAGE; Morales out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilfong to second]; Wynegar
was walked intentionally; KUSICK BATTED FOR POWELL; Kusick
singled to center [Wilfong scored, Wynegar to second]; RIVERA
RAN FOR KUSICK; Randall singled to left [Wynegar scored, Rivera
to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Norwood grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Randall out
at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WOLFE REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING 3B); RIVERA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Page tripled to right; MARSHALL
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Page scored]; Newman singled to right; DILONE RAN FOR
NEWMAN; Essian reached on an error by Wolfe [Dilone to second];
Armas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dilone to third, Essian
to second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 2.